Abstract:BACKGROUND Lancefield Group-B Streptococcus (GBS) emerged as a significant neonatal pathogen with mortality rates of 15 - 50 % in western countries during 1970s. In India, incidence of invasive neonatal GBS diseases is around 0.17 per 1000 live birth and probably is underestimated. Hence, the study was undertaken to evaluate the vaginal GBS colonization in pregnant women along with the neonatal outcome. METHODS The study was single centered, hospital based observational cross-sectional study done in the dept.… Show more
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